About Poppy
Poppy started in the general counsel’s seat.
We saw a stark mismatch: outside counsel spend was often one of a legal department’s largest costs, yet teams had remarkably little visibility into what was driving it or practical ways to manage it. The available tools were large, expensive systems that added complexity instead of clarity.
We saw a stark mismatch: outside counsel spend was often one of a legal department’s largest costs, yet teams had remarkably little visibility into what was driving it or practical ways to manage it. The available tools were large, expensive systems that added complexity instead of clarity.
We saw a stark mismatch: outside counsel spend was often one of a legal department’s largest costs, yet teams had remarkably little visibility into what was driving it or practical ways to manage it. The available tools were large, expensive systems that added complexity instead of clarity.
Why we built Poppy
Legal teams need control, not more overhead.
Legal teams need control, not more overhead.
Legal teams need control, not more overhead.
Software should make the work lighter. Poppy automates routine invoice review and workflows, keeps the experience intuitive, and puts reliable spend information at your fingertips.
Software should make the work lighter. Poppy automates routine invoice review and workflows, keeps the experience intuitive, and puts reliable spend information at your fingertips.
That gives legal teams the time, information and clarity to move from reacting to spend to shaping it. Teams can act earlier and bring greater strategic value to the business.
That gives legal teams the time, information and clarity to move from reacting to spend to shaping it. Teams can act earlier and bring greater strategic value to the business.
How we think
The principles behind Poppy.
The principles behind Poppy.
The principles behind Poppy.
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Control should not require complexity.
Control should not require complexity.
Legal teams should not have to choose between scattered spreadsheets and a heavyweight system to understand and manage outside counsel spend.
Legal teams should not have to choose between scattered spreadsheets and a heavyweight system to understand and manage outside counsel spend.
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Software should give time back.
Software should give time back.
Routine review, allocation, approvals, follow-up and reporting should happen automatically, leaving people to focus on work that requires judgment.
Routine review, allocation, approvals, follow-up and reporting should happen automatically, leaving people to focus on work that requires judgment.
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Legal should shape spend, not react to it.
Legal should shape spend, not react to it.
Reliable information, available in time to act, helps legal make earlier decisions, guide the business, and get more from every dollar.
Reliable information, available in time to act, helps legal make earlier decisions, guide the business, and get more from every dollar.
Meet the co-founders building Poppy.
We bring together firsthand legal leadership, enterprise operating experience, and engineering and data expertise.
Jesse Soslow
Former technology GC. Leads product with firsthand understanding of how legal teams work and make decisions.
Jesse Soslow
Former technology GC. Leads product with firsthand understanding of how legal teams work and make decisions.
Colin Schiller
Enterprise software founder. Leads go-to-market and customer success, keeping Poppy closely connected to its customers.
Colin Schiller
Enterprise software founder. Leads go-to-market and customer success, keeping Poppy closely connected to its customers.
Todd Schneider
Engineer and data scientist. Leads Poppy's technical teams, building the systems that power Poppy’s automation and intelligence.
Todd Schneider
Engineer and data scientist. Leads Poppy's technical teams, building the systems that power Poppy’s automation and intelligence.
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